On March 24, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu attended the International Symposium: Strengthen the Role of the United Nations and Promote Multilateralism, during which he read the written remarks by Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and delivered speeches at the opening and closing ceremonies. United Nations (U.N.) Under-Secretary-General Guy Bernard Ryder and Dean of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps in China and Ambassador of Cameroon to China Martin Mpana attended the symposium and delivered speeches.

Miao Deyu said, this year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. All parties should revisit the founding mission of the United Nations, draw on historical wisdom and strength, improve global governance and build a better world together. The vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative put forth by President Xi Jinping light the path forward for the world. In the process of advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization, China will inject stability into a volatile and turbulent world, bring certainty to an evolving and unpredictable world, and provide constructive support to a world facing intensifying changes. China will continue to uphold the aspirations of the United Nations and the spirit of multilateralism, and work with the international community to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

The symposium was hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and supported by the China Institute of International Studies, U.N. Association of China, and the Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Development System in China. More than 100 participants attended the symposium, including representatives from nearly 50 countries' embassies in China, and international and regional organizations in China, U.N. officials, representatives from relevant ministries, and experts and scholars.